The Symmetry circular slider affects the waveform's shape, expanding and
contracting it, as in the case of pulse width modulation. In this case
however, the waveform reshaping can be applied to any available
waveform. Range: 5%...100%.
It's quite common for synths to offer a Unison mode in which several or all
of the oscillators are simultaneously detuned to create extremely fat, rich
sounds. However, on most synths this mode has a major drawback: the
synth becomes monophonic. A special feature of the CronoX 3 is that it
allows polyphonic unison. That is, the detuning of Generators without the
loss of polyphony. The Spread circular slider is used to set the CronoX 3's
level of polyphonic unison. When moved from the leftmost position the
slider gradually detunes five of the currently selected Generators to produce
a thick and fat sound. This does not affect polyphony (however it does use
more CPU resources). Range: Off, 0...50 cent.
The FreeRun button is used for setting the starting point in the waveform’s
cycle when a MIDI note-on message is received. When the FreeRun button
is switched off, the waveform always begins from the starting point of the
cycle. For example, if the Oscillator is producing a sine wave then the
waveform generated will always begin from 0. When the FreeRun button is
switched on, the Oscillator runs continuously, so that the phase of the
waveform when a note-on message is received will be at a random point is
the cycle, not necessarily at the start of the cycle
The Track button determines whether the Generator tracks the pitch of
incoming MIDI messages. If Track is switched off the frequency of the
Generator depends on the Octave, Semitone and Cent settings.
The Oscillator Generator module contains several controls for generator
tuning. These include: Octave, Semitone, and Cent. Octave sets the
Generator pitch in octaves. A range of -2 to +7 octaves is available.
Semitone sets the Generator pitch in semitones. A range of -11 to +11
semitones is available. Cent sets the oscillator pitch in cents (a semitone is
equal to 100 cents). A range of -100 to +100 cents is available.
Time Sampler Generator
The Time Sampler Generator is one of the key features of the CronoX 3. In
some ways, the Time Sampler Generator is like a conventional sampler:
you load a WAV or AIFF file into the Generator and then trigger it. However,
the Time Sampler Generator is no ordinary sampler.
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